Turkey: Residential property sales record high in July

Property sales see annual rise of 124% last month, according to official data Praising the performance of Turkey’s construction sector, the treasury and finance minister said Monday the country saw the highest housing sales figure in July with 229,357 units. Residential property sales in Turkey jumped 124.3% year-on-year in July, according to the country’s statistical

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International community puts pressure on Farmajo

According to Villa Somalia sources told Somali Times that efforts are underway to secure a meeting between the Federal Government and its member states. United Nations envoy to Somalia James Swan and US Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto have made various contacts with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and heads of state,

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Al-Shabaab claims deadly Mogadishu hotel attack

Medical staff carry a wounded woman on a stretcher at Madina Hospital in Mogadishu on August 16, 2020, following a gun and bomb attack by Al-Shabaab fighters on an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia’s capital. Jihadist group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a hours-long siege that occurred Sunday evening at Elite Hotel, a beachside facility

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A suicide bomber kills 17 people, including government officials who were killed and over 30 injured.

Photo/Somali Times Suicide bomber kills 17 people in an attack on a hotel in Somalia’s capital Lido Beach Hotel of Mogadishu by gunmen shooting was ongoing inside the hotel, adding that among those injured is Minister of Public Works Ahmed Washington, while former director of tourism for the Ministry of Information was possibly killed. Gunmen

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Suicide bomber strikes at the Hotel Lido beach in Mogadishu.

Photo/Somali Times A car bomb has exploded in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The blast, which was heard throughout Mogadishu, was reported to have taken place at the Lido Beach hotel in Mogadishu. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a crowd of mourners, who had gathered to watch the funeral procession. Witnesses confirmed that

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Speaker of the Upper House says President Farmajo is a violator of the constitution and other laws in the country.

Photo/Somali Times Speaker of the upper house Abdi Hashi Abdullahi called President Farmajo a violator of the constitution and other laws in the country and interrupted his speech at the 7th session of parliament. Abdi Hashi said the president of opening his speech yesterday in order to protect his constitutional duty, but he himself violated

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Here is How Rwanda Became Africa’s Cleanest Country

Kigali, the cleanest city Rwanda’s progressive move from its disastrous history to being one of the leading economic forces on the continent is remarkable. And in that narrative one expects to find reports about how Rwanda is a repressive country, under the leadership of its president, Paul Kagame. But more remarkable is how the East

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President Farmajo completes demolition of the Dhusamareb-3 Conference

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, today, 15 August 2020, delivered an unscheduled address to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, which is also on the verge of extinction, at the opening of the Dhusamareb 3rd Conference between Federal Member States and Leadership. Federal Government.

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Somali special forces rescue 33 children abducted by al-Shabaab from their parents

Photo/Somali Times The Somali National Army (SNA) Danab Commandos planned an operation in the Kuntuwarey district of Lower Shabelle region. This was successful as the plan have rescued 33 minors who were forcibly taken from their parents to be educated by Al-Shabaab in extremist ideologies. When the troops took control of the district, they went

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Erdogan: Turkey may suspend ties with UAE over Israel deal

Turkey has diplomatic and trade ties with Israel, but relations have been strained for years. [AP] Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador after agreement between the Gulf state and Israel to normalise ties was revealed, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The Turkish foreign ministry also said

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